As a departure from most of today's professional artists... I developed natural drawing skills at an early age and decided never to be swayed by the traditional influencers of what style or technique an artist should adopt. In short, I dance to my own drummer. I opt for the non-pretentious beauty of that which touches my soul. I can readily draw or paint anything (an old friend taught me how to close my eyes and visualize the subject matter). For the past 40 years, I've worked in a wide variety of genres from published newspaper cartooning to fine art painting and stone sculpting. My art precept is simple... "Everything in life is a challenge. View it this way and it's pan bread, view it that way, and it's sourdough... Just make it work!"